Embley Sparkjar Report 2020-21 Terms 1-5 (02 07 21 LD)

It seems relatively easy for students to become overwhelmed with the amount of tasks they have
outstanding and to give up entirely; in that way, it is not easier but more difficult to keep up with
students who are reticent to hand in work, especially as they always have a technical excuse (the
WiFi/ the Sparkjar app wasn’t working or my iPad is out of charge). Don’t know what the solution is,
though!
For it to be available on android/laptops - thanks for adding new functions esp the pdfs upload
recently!
Easier to export marked work out of sparkjar
The ability to put ideas and photos or clips on the subjects for students to access all the time.
that I could write on a document in topics without writing over their answers.
To be able to see a dashboard with attendance etc. on. Plus having a students classes under their
name, not to go to each department separately.
I would like to be able to see all of a student's subjects in one place under their name, so that I didn't
have to go into each individual subject to see how they are performing or what work they need to
catch up on.
To be able to search for and access a pupil's Sparkjar to see their assignments through your own
'teacher account' on your iPad as and when you need to; would be able to quickly see what and
how much is or isn't overdue and intervene before this becomes too much, see the exact
instructions/deadlines so we can help accordingly (including during supervised prep and any
pastoral or non teaching member of staff).
The ability to do split screen
Anything else?
Being able to store larger documents in the topic folders. Like pdf of textbooks which are 50MB+
It would be good to be able to recall an assignment once returned in case you need to edit the
annotations. Sometimes it can glitch and then no work can be done. It would be useful to have a
students view button as what they see is different and hard to explain especially remotely.
Love it! It makes everything so much easier from Reception to Year 13! And as a parent it’s fab too!
I am happy using Sparkjar
Some pupils struggle with keeping up with the feedback and so always seem to have lots of
outstanding tasks, I wonder whether there's a way to have an expiry date on the feedback - not
delete it but to avoid disengagement. I really like the marksheets and having work all in one place
and not chasing bits of paper or books, also the variety of files you can upload. Thank you.
It's a useful tool
Steve
Bowyer
Laura
Bream
Lisa miller
Alex Barbor
Claire Troke
Laura
Bream